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FORM 8.3 | |||||||
PUBLIC OPENING POSITION DISCLOSURE/DEALING DISCLOSURE BY | |||||||
A PERSON WITH INTERESTS IN RELEVANT SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR | |||||||
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Rule 8.3 of the Takeover Code (the "Code") | |||||||
1. | KEY INFORMATION | ||||||
(a) | Full name of discloser: |
| Barclays PLC. | ||||
(b) | Owner or controller of interest and short |
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| positions disclosed, if different from 1(a): | ||||||
(c) | Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose | DIRECT LINE INSURANCE GROUP PLC | |||||
| relevant securities this form relates: | ||||||
(d) | If an exempt fund manager connected with an |
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| offeror/offeree, state this and specify identity of | ||||||
| offeror/offeree: | ||||||
(e) | Date position held/dealing undertaken: | 02 Dec 2024 | |||||
(f) | In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making | YES: |
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| disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer? | AVIVA PLC |
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2. | POSITIONS OF THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE | ||||||
(a) | Interests and short positions in the relevant securities of the offeror or offeree |
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| to which the disclosure relates following the dealing(if any) |
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Class of relevant security: | 10 10/11p ordinary | ||||||
| Interests | Short Positions | |||||
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(1) | Relevant securities owned |
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| and/or controlled: |
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| 20,944,832 | 1.60% | 11,068,890 | 0.84% |
(2) | Cash-settled derivatives: |
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| and/or controlled: |
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| 11,714,179 | 0.89% | 17,907,771 | 1.37% |
(3) | Stock-settled derivatives (including options) |
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| 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% |
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| 32,659,011 | 2.49% | 28,976,661 | 2.21% |
(b) | Rights to subscribe for new securities (including directors and other executive |
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Class of relevant security in relation to |
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which subscription right exists |
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Details, including nature of the rights |
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concerned and relevant percentages: |
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3. | DEALINGS (IF ANY) BY THE EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER | ||||||
(a) | Purchases and sales |
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Class of relevant | Purchase/sale | Number of | Price per unit | ||||
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10 10/11p ordinary | Purchase | 860,098 | 2.3200 GBP | ||||
10 10/11p ordinary | Purchase | 249,544 | 2.3202 GBP | ||||
10 10/11p ordinary | Purchase | 66,171 | 2.3162 GBP | ||||
10 10/11p ordinary | Purchase | 59,740 | 2.3236 GBP | ||||
10 10/11p ordinary | Purchase | 56,837 | 2.3195 GBP | ||||
10 10/11p ordinary | Purchase | 48,850 | 2.3150 GBP | ||||
10 10/11p ordinary | Purchase | 45,409 | 2.3144 GBP | ||||
10 10/11p ordinary | Purchase | 27,941 | 2.3156 GBP | ||||
10 10/11p ordinary | Purchase | 26,382 | 2.3161 GBP | ||||
10 10/11p ordinary | Purchase | 19,644 | 2.3590 GBP | ||||
10 10/11p ordinary | Purchase | 19,148 | 2.3275 GBP | ||||
10 10/11p ordinary | Purchase | 17,822 | 2.3392 GBP | ||||
10 10/11p ordinary | Purchase | 12,118 | 2.3461 GBP | ||||
10 10/11p ordinary | Purchase | 8,511 | 2.3212 GBP | ||||
10 10/11p ordinary | Purchase | 7,932 | 2.3132 GBP | ||||
10 10/11p ordinary | Purchase | 6,779 | 2.3131 GBP | ||||
10 10/11p ordinary | Purchase | 6,379 | 2.3571 GBP | ||||
10 10/11p ordinary | Purchase | 6,356 | 2.3153 GBP | ||||
10 10/11p ordinary | Purchase | 6,045 | 2.3594 GBP | ||||
10 10/11p ordinary | Purchase | 5,520 | 2.3488 GBP | ||||
10 10/11p ordinary | Purchase | 4,990 | 2.3148 GBP | ||||
10 10/11p ordinary | Purchase | 4,895 | 2.3593 GBP | ||||
10 10/11p ordinary | Purchase | 4,550 | 2.3124 GBP | ||||
10 10/11p ordinary | Purchase | 4,336 | 2.3543 GBP | ||||
10 10/11p ordinary | Purchase | 4,293 | 2.3123 GBP | ||||
10 10/11p ordinary | Purchase | 4,228 | 2.3400 GBP | ||||
ADR | Purchase | 4,000 | 11.6600 USD | ||||
10 10/11p ordinary | Purchase | 3,944 | 2.3545 GBP | ||||
10 10/11p ordinary | Purchase | 3,610 | 2.3170 GBP | ||||
10 10/11p ordinary | Purchase | 3,150 | 2.3056 GBP | ||||
10 10/11p ordinary | Purchase | 3,053 | 2.3332 GBP | ||||
10 10/11p ordinary | Purchase | 2,525 | 2.3395 GBP | ||||
10 10/11p ordinary | Purchase | 1,917 | 2.3060 GBP | ||||
10 10/11p ordinary | Purchase | 1,909 | 2.3281 GBP | ||||
10 10/11p ordinary | Purchase | 1,814 | 2.3420 GBP | ||||
10 10/11p ordinary | Purchase | 1,483 | 2.3117 GBP | ||||
10 10/11p ordinary | Purchase | 1,455 | 2.3065 GBP | ||||
10 10/11p ordinary | Purchase | 1,250 | 2.3121 GBP | ||||
10 10/11p ordinary | Purchase | 1,145 | 2.3600 GBP | ||||
10 10/11p ordinary | Purchase | 860 | 2.3500 GBP | ||||
10 10/11p ordinary | Purchase | 847 | 2.3519 GBP | ||||
10 10/11p ordinary | Purchase | 575 | 2.3071 GBP | ||||
10 10/11p ordinary | Purchase | 200 | 2.3180 GBP | ||||
10 10/11p ordinary | Purchase | 159 | 2.3000 GBP | ||||
10 10/11p ordinary | Purchase | 123 | 2.3140 GBP | ||||
10 10/11p ordinary | Purchase | 92 | 2.3120 GBP | ||||
10 10/11p ordinary | Purchase | 61 | 2.3398 GBP | ||||
10 10/11p ordinary | Purchase | 7 | 2.3520 GBP | ||||
10 10/11p ordinary | Purchase | 6 | 2.3040 GBP | ||||
10 10/11p ordinary | Purchase | 1 | 2.3070 GBP | ||||
10 10/11p ordinary | Sale | 383,909 | 2.3200 GBP | ||||
10 10/11p ordinary | Sale | 227,594 | 2.3235 GBP | ||||
10 10/11p ordinary | Sale | 223,419 | 2.3193 GBP | ||||
10 10/11p ordinary | Sale | 191,696 | 2.3154 GBP | ||||
10 10/11p ordinary | Sale | 71,408 | 2.3551 GBP | ||||
10 10/11p ordinary | Sale | 59,566 | 2.3168 GBP | ||||
10 10/11p ordinary | Sale | 58,615 | 2.3188 GBP | ||||
10 10/11p ordinary | Sale | 53,805 | 2.3182 GBP | ||||
10 10/11p ordinary | Sale | 49,731 | 2.3523 GBP | ||||
10 10/11p ordinary | Sale | 38,800 | 2.3150 GBP | ||||
10 10/11p ordinary | Sale | 37,062 | 2.3266 GBP | ||||
10 10/11p ordinary | Sale | 32,753 | 2.3199 GBP | ||||
10 10/11p ordinary | Sale | 26,828 | 2.3220 GBP | ||||
10 10/11p ordinary | Sale | 25,303 | 2.3223 GBP | ||||
10 10/11p ordinary | Sale | 11,910 | 2.3280 GBP | ||||
10 10/11p ordinary | Sale | 9,182 | 2.3132 GBP | ||||
10 10/11p ordinary | Sale | 8,913 | 2.3103 GBP | ||||
10 10/11p ordinary | Sale | 8,653 | 2.3294 GBP | ||||
10 10/11p ordinary | Sale | 8,139 | 2.3144 GBP | ||||
10 10/11p ordinary | Sale | 7,235 | 2.3252 GBP | ||||
10 10/11p ordinary | Sale | 5,682 | 2.3126 GBP | ||||
10 10/11p ordinary | Sale | 5,286 | 2.3400 GBP | ||||
10 10/11p ordinary | Sale | 4,145 | 2.3256 GBP | ||||
10 10/11p ordinary | Sale | 4,065 | 2.3363 GBP | ||||
ADR | Sale | 4,000 | 11.6600 USD | ||||
10 10/11p ordinary | Sale | 2,938 | 2.3120 GBP | ||||
10 10/11p ordinary | Sale | 2,279 | 2.3296 GBP | ||||
10 10/11p ordinary | Sale | 1,521 | 2.3180 GBP | ||||
10 10/11p ordinary | Sale | 1,519 | 2.3239 GBP | ||||
10 10/11p ordinary | Sale | 1,456 | 2.3365 GBP | ||||
10 10/11p ordinary | Sale | 1,089 | 2.3166 GBP | ||||
10 10/11p ordinary | Sale | 860 | 2.3500 GBP | ||||
10 10/11p ordinary | Sale | 612 | 2.3539 GBP | ||||
10 10/11p ordinary | Sale | 600 | 2.3412 GBP | ||||
10 10/11p ordinary | Sale | 529 | 2.3186 GBP | ||||
10 10/11p ordinary | Sale | 386 | 2.3519 GBP | ||||
10 10/11p ordinary | Sale | 168 | 2.3160 GBP | ||||
10 10/11p ordinary | Sale | 163 | 2.3121 GBP | ||||
10 10/11p ordinary | Sale | 123 | 2.3140 GBP | ||||
10 10/11p ordinary | Sale | 93 | 2.3165 GBP | ||||
10 10/11p ordinary | Sale | 68 | 2.3170 GBP | ||||
10 10/11p ordinary | Sale | 65 | 2.3174 GBP | ||||
10 10/11p ordinary | Sale | 7 | 2.3520 GBP | ||||
10 10/11p ordinary | Sale | 6 | 2.3040 GBP | ||||
10 10/11p ordinary | Sale | 1 | 2.3070 GBP | ||||
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(b) | Cash-settled derivative transactions |
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Class of | Product | Nature of dealing | Number of | Price per | |||
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10 10/11p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 1,389 | 2.3126 GBP | |||
10 10/11p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 35,000 | 2.3132 GBP | |||
10 10/11p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 69,239 | 2.3149 GBP | |||
10 10/11p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 50,528 | 2.3154 GBP | |||
10 10/11p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 93 | 2.3165 GBP | |||
10 10/11p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 59,566 | 2.3168 GBP | |||
10 10/11p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 12,854 | 2.3171 GBP | |||
10 10/11p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 88,875 | 2.3172 GBP | |||
10 10/11p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 65 | 2.3173 GBP | |||
10 10/11p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 45,761 | 2.3192 GBP | |||
10 10/11p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 32,753 | 2.3199 GBP | |||
10 10/11p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 12,385 | 2.3200 GBP | |||
10 10/11p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 48,540 | 2.3202 GBP | |||
10 10/11p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 26,625 | 2.3234 GBP | |||
10 10/11p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 1,519 | 2.3239 GBP | |||
10 10/11p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 3,800 | 2.3314 GBP | |||
10 10/11p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 386 | 2.3519 GBP | |||
10 10/11p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 49,731 | 2.3523 GBP | |||
10 10/11p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 612 | 2.3539 GBP | |||
10 10/11p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 159 | 2.3000 GBP | |||
10 10/11p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 3,856 | 2.3062 GBP | |||
10 10/11p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 7,656 | 2.3110 GBP | |||
10 10/11p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 1,250 | 2.3121 GBP | |||
10 10/11p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 27,472 | 2.3124 GBP | |||
10 10/11p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 7,932 | 2.3132 GBP | |||
10 10/11p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 521 | 2.3147 GBP | |||
10 10/11p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 89,041 | 2.3161 GBP | |||
10 10/11p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 23,342 | 2.3164 GBP | |||
10 10/11p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 3,512 | 2.3181 GBP | |||
10 10/11p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 18,400 | 2.3195 GBP | |||
10 10/11p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 5,411 | 2.3200 GBP | |||
10 10/11p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 33,072 | 2.3209 GBP | |||
10 10/11p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 8,511 | 2.3212 GBP | |||
10 10/11p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 34,966 | 2.3257 GBP | |||
10 10/11p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 16,126 | 2.3392 GBP | |||
10 10/11p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 1,954 | 2.3545 GBP | |||
10 10/11p ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Short | 900 | 2.3137 GBP | |||
10 10/11p ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Short | 40,982 | 2.3281 GBP | |||
10 10/11p ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Short | 313 | 2.3398 GBP | |||
10 10/11p ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Short | 1,200 | 2.3412 GBP | |||
10 10/11p ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Short | 4,475 | 2.3480 GBP | |||
10 10/11p ordinary | CFD | Increasing Short | 4,000 | 2.3101 GBP | |||
10 10/11p ordinary | CFD | Increasing Short | 745,174 | 2.3200 GBP | |||
10 10/11p ordinary | CFD | Increasing Short | 8,023 | 2.3213 GBP | |||
10 10/11p ordinary | CFD | Increasing Short | 600 | 2.3412 GBP | |||
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(c) | Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options) |
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(i) | Writing, selling, purchasing or varying |
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Class | Product | Writing, | Number | Exercise | Type | Expiry | Option |
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(ii) | Exercising |
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(d) | Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities) |
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4. | OTHER INFORMATION | ||||||
(a) | Indemnity and other dealings arrangements |
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Details of any indemnity or option arrangement, or any agreement or understanding, |
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formal or informal, relating to relevant securities which may be an inducement to deal |
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or refrain from dealing entered into by the exempt principal trader making the disclosure and any party |
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to the offer or any person acting in concert with a party to the offer: |
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NONE | |||||||
(b) | Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives |
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Details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding, formal or informal, between |
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the person making the disclosure and any other person relating to: |
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(i) the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option; or |
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(ii) the voting rights of future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which |
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any derivative is referenced: |
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(c) | Attachments |
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Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached? | NO | ||||||
Date of disclosure: | 03 Dec 2024 | ||||||
Contact name: | Large Holdings Regulatory Operations | ||||||
Telephone number: | 020 3134 7213 | ||||||
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